The Swiss Health Survey Project (SOMIPOPS): an example of a data collection effort from various sources (Publications)
(secondary sources) were used: income and wealth data for the whole of the original SOMIPOPS sample (N = 5,860), and health insurance records for 80% consenting members of the interviewed sample. The integration
<em>Mycobacterium africanum</em> is associated with patient ethnicity in Ghana (Publications)
patients belonging to the Ewe ethnic group (adjusted odds ratio: 3.02; 95% confidence interval: 1.67-5.47, p
Differences in aerobic fitness and lifestyle characteristics in preschoolers according to their weight status and sports club participation (Publications)
participation. Method: As part of the Ballabeina study, 600 randomly selected preschoolers (mean age 5.1 +/- 0.6 years; 50.2% girls) were analyzed. Body composition was measured by bioelectrical impedance
Klinische Bewertung von Ciclobendazol (C-C 2481) bei der Behandlung von Wurmerkrankungen des Darmes (Publications)
relatively small number of cases of ankylostomiasis, the values were, however, considerable lower (38.5 and 20.0% respectively). Since ciclobendazole is well tolerated, there is a need for studies with higher
The changing epidemiology of malaria in Ifakara Town, southern Tanzania (Publications)
clinical data from a series of community- and hospital-based studies involving children up to the age of 5 years. There was a right shift and lowering in the age-specific parasite prevalence in the community-based
Comparative immunogenicity of a PreS/S hepatitis B vaccine in non- and low responders to conventional vaccine12 (Publications)
Conventional hepatitis B vaccines do not elicit adequate antibody production in 5-10% vaccinees. This trial tests the ability of a third-generation vaccine, containing PreS1 and PreS2 antigens in addition
The Swiss Health Survey Project (SOMIPOPS): an example of a data collection effort from various sources (Publications)
(secondary sources) were used: income and wealth data for the whole of the original SOMIPOPS sample (N = 5,860), and health insurance records for 80% consenting members of the interviewed sample. The integration
<em>Mycobacterium africanum</em> is associated with patient ethnicity in Ghana (Publications)
patients belonging to the Ewe ethnic group (adjusted odds ratio: 3.02; 95% confidence interval: 1.67-5.47, p
Differences in aerobic fitness and lifestyle characteristics in preschoolers according to their weight status and sports club participation (Publications)
participation. Method: As part of the Ballabeina study, 600 randomly selected preschoolers (mean age 5.1 +/- 0.6 years; 50.2% girls) were analyzed. Body composition was measured by bioelectrical impedance
Epilepsy in Laos: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices in the community (Publications)
consumption of pork meat by 10-21%, and a disease transmissible by contact with patients' saliva by 14.5% of patients and 44% of villagers (P